Women's Tennis

Georgia College to Host 17th Annual Fall Womens Championships

Oct 09, 2008

by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College Tennis
Facility becomes a
"who's who" in small college tennis every fall with the annual
Fall
Collegiate Championships. Georgia College & State University
has been
hosting since 1993 and always attracts some of the top
collegiate
individuals and teams in the nation. The tourney will be this
weekend
Oct. 10-12 at the Centennial Center Tennis Facility.

Six teams are set to participate in this year's tournament.
Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College Fillies ranked fourth in the ITA
Junior
College Rankings, No. 25 Augusta State University Jaguars,
Lander
University Bearcats, Florida Tech Panthers, University of Tampa
Spartans, and the No. 19 Bobcats of Georgia College will all face
one
another in singles and doubles competition.

Abraham Baldwin's Chade Scott is ranked 53rd in the nation in
singles,
22nd in nation in doubles and is looking to improve on her
rankings
this weekend. Georgia College's very own Marjorie Ceppo (Sao
Paulo,
Brazil) was one-half of the 23rd nationally ranked
doubles team.

Georgia College has three Flight "A" single winners and four
doubles
champions in tournament history. Abraham Baldwin won the Flight
"A"
doubles championship in 2001.

The Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 10
varsity
athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division
II
program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of
the
student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances
in
post-season competition as well as documented academic success
and
community-service involvement. Follow the Bobcats and their
positive
impact on the Milledgeville community at www.gcsu.edu/bobcats.